Apparatus for decorating surfaces.



Patented July 15,1902. w. E. GARD.

APPARATUS FDR DECORATING SURFACES, (Appntiqn'med om- 4, 1901.-,

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No. 704,627. v Patented luly I5., i902.

w. E. GARD. APPARATUS FDR DECORATING SUBFACES.

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ATTORNEYS UNiTnn SfTnTns hnTnNT 'Trina WIILIAM E. GARD, O NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO COLUMBIA SHABIE CLOTH COMPANY, OF NEW YORK. N. Y., A. CORPORATION OF NEX/V YORK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 704,627, dated Jlily 15, M902.

Application filed October 4, 15301` Serial No. 77,544. (No mode To all whom, it may concern:

Beit known that I, WILLIAM E. GARD, a" citizen of the United States, residing at .New7 York, in the county and State of New York,

Ihave inventeda certain new and usefulApparatus for Decorating Surfaces; and I do here.- by declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which ro it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in apparatus for decorating surfaces by the use of stencil and the like, and is particularly adapted for use in connection with the proc-- ess for decorating surfaces set forthin an application for Letters Patent of the Unitedv States lcd by me on October 2, i901-, Serial No. 77,326.

My invention consists `in the provision of 2o means for shifting slightlya stencil relatively to the surface to be decorated after one iniprint has been .made thereon, in the means employed for insuring contact between the stencil, and the surface to be decorated at all points, in the employment of a spring-supported bed upon rvhich to lay the object to be decorated, and, generally, in the novel features of combination, construction, and arrangement hereinafter pointed out in the 3o claims.

The objects of my invention are to facilitate the carrying ont of the process set forth in my said other application. to provide means whereby the stencil may be shifted readily,

to insure contact of the stencil with-the surface to be decorated at all points, and, generally, to make the apparatuslsimple, reliable, and inexpensive. L A

In the accompanying drawings I have illus- 4o trated one form of apparatus embodying my invention.

In the drawings, Figure l is a vertical section of the apparatus; Fig. 2, a detail section of the bed and associated parts on a larger g5 scale; and Fig. 3 is a top view of the apparatus, the Walls of the spraying-chamber being sectioned horizontally.

In Ithe drawings numeral 1 designates a spraying-chamber, and 2 ways upon which 5o may slide a carriage 3, carrying a bed 4, upon which the object to be decorated may oe placed. The Ways 2 project from the sides of the chamber l, so that two-carriages 3 may be used in alternation. l

The machine illustrated in the drawings is particularly adapted for the treatment ofshade-cloth and other fabric and flexible material. The stencil employed for the treatment of shade-cloth is usually flexible and is often a piece of lace, such as lace curtain 6o or the like. In order to insure thorough con,- tact of the stencil with the surface to be dec.- nrated at all points, the bed it is spring-sup-v ported from the carriage 3 by means of springs 5, such as are shown in Fig. 2. The be 4c 65' consists of a thin board platform and inay` be covered with a layer or layers of felt `G, over which may be laid the object to be decorated. (Indicated inI Fig. 2 by the numeral '7.) S in said .figure designates the stencil. 7o The stencil is held down upon the surface to be decorated by a skeleton frame 9, binding the stencil at the ends and sides. y The said frame is in two parts or sections, one Within the other and adapted to have some slightflonl gitudinal, lateral, or both longitudinal and lateral movement with respect thereto. The outer frame l0 is hinged to the bed by hinges.

'7. The inner frame 1I rests upon a ledge oi the outer frame 10. Strips/I2 preven-tsaid 8c inner frame from being displaced, While permitting some relative movement thereof. The movement of frame 1l With respect to frame 10 is effected by means of eccentrica mounted upon an eccentric-shai`t i3, the sti-aps of-said eccentri cs )bein g connect/ed with the inner frame l1. In the drawings the inner frame Il isl shown as adapted to be moved f in but one dii ection with respect to frame l0; but it is obvious that if lateral as well as lon- 9o gitudinal movement he desired means similar to the eccentrics and shaft 13. may be provided for that purpose and that by a combination of longitudinal and lateral movement any desired relative movement of the stencil may be obtained. The stencil is preferably attached to the frame 1l. Thumbtacks may be used for this purpose. When the frame'.) is down, it rests upon the carriage 3, inclosingspiing-bed 4. Theframeis thereme fore supported independent of thestencil# The carriage shown in Fig. lis adapted to receive two sheets or other objects to be decorated at one time. Carriages may be constructed which are adapted to receive agreatcr or less number of objects to be' decorated.

lThe manner of use of the machine'is as follows: 'Ifhe sheets or other objects to be decorated are placed upon the carriage 3 while Ithe latteris outside ofthe chamber 1, the

skeleton frame 9 being raised to permitplacing the articles to be decorated upon the beds 4. The stencils if not already secured to the inner movable portions 11 of the frames 9 are secured thereto, and then said frames are lowered, bringing the steucils'iuto contact withfthe objects to be decorated. Sl hold the stencils down firmly, and the rings 5 insure thorough contact of the surfaces to be decorated with such stencils by pressing the beds 4 upward. The carriage 3 is then moved into the chamber 1, the proper door' 14 being opened temporarily `for that purpose, and the paint or other coloring-mah ier is sprayed into the chamber l by means of'moinizers 15. The mist or cloud of coloringanatrer `thus produced within said chamber fallin;r by gravity passes through the iniersrives or openings of the stencil, and so imprints upon the surface to be decorated the pattern of the stencil; After this treat- Ameut has continued for a sufiicient length of time the sprayingis moved from the chamberi and the stencil moved slightly to one side by means of the eccentric-shaft 13, and then the frame is lowered again, the carriage is again moved into the chamber l, and the spraying' of paint or coloring-matter is recommenced. The paint or coloring-matter used in this second treatment is ordinarily of a diierent and darker hue than that employed during the 1i rstreatment. vWhen this second treatment has continued fo.' the spraying is again stopped, the carriage removed from the chamber 1, the frame 9 raised,

stopped, the carriage reand the decorated object removed from the bed ft and allowed 'to dry. 'While one carriage is being emptied and lled another carriage previously filled may be run into the The fram es' the frame 9 raised,

a suihcient length of time, v

chamber-1 from the opposite side and the surtace therein treated-gs above described.

'l I do not limit myself to the particular deadapted to receive an object to bedecorated, I

of a hinged pattern-frame which when in place ou said support surrounds said yielding bed, said frame having a surfacel to which a flexible pattern may be secured, and which is below the face of.' an object onpsaid bed when the frame is in place.

2. In a decorating apparatus, the combina tion with a support having a yielding bed adapted to receive au object to be decorated, of a hinged pattern frame which when in place on said suppoi tsurrounds said yielding bed, said frame having a section which is movablewith respect to said frame and support and to which a pattern may be secured.

3. In a decorating apparatus, the combination, with a support for an object to be decorated, of a pattern-frame having a movable part to which a pattern may be secured, and eccentric mechanism for moving said part and the pattern carried thereby, relatively to the object to be decorated, for the purpose specilied. v

'L. In a decorating apparatus, ythe combination with a yielding suppgpl toman objectto be decorated, vol a pattern-fratrie surrounding said support, and having a surfae to which a flexible pattern may be secured, said surface being below the face of an object upon said support, when the trame is in place,

whereby the pattern is held in contact with.

said object, and means for shifting a pattern carried by said frame.

5. In a-decoratiug apparatus, the combination with a yielding support for an object 4to be decorated, of a pattern-frame surrounding` said support and having a secondary frame movable with respect thereto in the plane of said frames, said secondary frame adapted to receive a flexible pattern and to hold the edges thereof below the face of an object on said support, whereby the tact with said object. 1

In testimony whereof I' afx my' signature in thepresence of two witnesses.

I WILLIAM E. yGARD atterri is heldin. conp Witnesses:

A. 1l. PERLES, M. M. CoNovnR.

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